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In general, the Hollywood film production process is basically divided into five stages: audit development, pre-preparation, lens shooting, post-production and sales distribution. After September, "Breaking into the Deadly Island" is still in the initial preliminary preparation stage.

During this stage, Rock Studio needs to do a lot of preparation for actual shooting, hire actors and teams, build scenes, and select shooting locations, etc. Duke needs to participate in it.

It is impossible for a director to completely break away from the preliminary preparations. The works produced by directors who handed all the preparations to others and leisurely all over the world are only a failure, and there is absolutely no exception.

Fortunately, Duke now has an assistant with similar ideas to his own ideas. Some of the work can be handed over to associate director Zach Schneider and assistant director Sofia Coppola, and then summarized it for the final review. Even so, the three people are inevitably in their work due to different ideas and thinking, but they are all very limited to the scope of work.

Reviewing the scene record and plan tables formulated by Sophia, and flipping through Zach Schneider's scene construction pictures and storyboard illustrations are all things that Duke must do when he is busy. In addition, he also needs to assess the shooting location with photography director John Schwartzman, and communicate with art director Hannah Selena about the scene arrangement, etc.

He also has to participate in auditions for several major actors. After confirming that Ed Harris, Nicholas Cage and Christopher Lee starring, Duke will share with the director of the role and communicate with them about the role requirements...

In short, with the help of "Life and Death" exceeding $300 million and continuing to rise global box office, Duke has gained more support from Warner Bros., and has gained much greater power than when he first directed it, and is also busier.

"Lieutenant Colonel..."

Standing on the top of a building near San Francisco Bay, Duke pointed to the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance, surrounded by clouds, "Can our F-18 Hornets pass under the bridge?"

"Duke, I advise you to give up on this idea."

Lieutenant Colonel Lunho, the liaison officer sent to the crew at the Pentagon, shook his head directly, "This is impossible!"

"It seems that it's all about making it by special effects." Duke signaled Sophia beside him to write down this point, and said to Zach Schneider and art director Hannah, "The scenery I want is stronger than it is now. Zach is the feeling you said about oil painting."

"Then you need to use artificial lighting." Zach Schneider was also remembering Duke's thoughts, while Hannah on the other side said, "I will pay attention to adding more color when decorating the scene."

"John..."

After snapping his fingers at the photography director, Duke waited for John Schwartzman to come over and said, "It's fall now, and it's the most beautiful season for San Francisco Bay. Starting next week, let your photography assistant come here every week. I want a lot of sunrise and sunset."

This is Duke's first official inspection in San Francisco. Before entering the building, he had already taken the heads of many key departments such as deputy director, photography director, art director and military consultant to go to the streets of San Francisco for a few rounds, and also had a preliminary composition of the streets to be destroyed in future movies.

Lt. Col. Lunhoe was both the liaison officer sent to the crew at the Pentagon and the head of several military advisers.

No surprise, after Warner Bros. submitted an application and the Pentagon reviewed the script, the Department of Defense agreed to sponsor this large-scale commercial film, just like "The Speed ​​of Life and Death" to the Los Angeles police. The military spirit and patriotism promoted in "Brave the Deadly Island" are simply in line with the Pentagon's appetite.

The Pentagon offered generous sponsorship for the film, not only providing the crew with various advanced equipment such as the F-18 Bumblebee and the M-16 improved assault rifle to participate in the filming, but also sent a Navy SEAL to directly play the task force in the film.

Except for a small amount of labor costs, these are almost all free sponsorship, which shows the importance attached by various US government agencies to propaganda work.

In other words, "Breaking into the Deadly Island" is also a typical American main theme movie.

Of course, for Duke, the type of film is not important, what is important is whether this kind of film can bring him benefits.

After leaving the building, everyone came to the dock in San Francisco Bay and took a ferry to the famous Alcatraz Island.

Alcatraz Island is commonly known as "The.rock". It has deep cliffs and deep water on all sides, and it is difficult to connect with foreign countries. Therefore, it was selected as a prison building by the federal government. It once had a federal prison in Alcatraz Island. It has detained many well-known criminals. It was abolished in 1963 and is now a famous tourist attraction in the San Francisco Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge.

This is also the main place where the film story takes place.

“Duke…”

While standing on the bow, Lieutenant Colonel Lunho came over and raised the old topic again, "Can you consider the Pentagon's opinions again?"

"Lieutenant Colonel, the Pentagon passed the review, indicating that he was generally satisfied with the script."

This is not the first time the other party has said it. The Pentagon may have disagreements about the Hollywood Liaison Office. Some people want to make the image of General Hammer and the FBI more positive, but Duke will not give in easily. "The country should treat the individuals who have made sacrifices for it."

"The Pentagon has no objection to this subject," said Lt. Col. Lunho.

"Okay." Duke nodded, holding the railing on the bow, "Let's talk about the role."

"General Hammer took risks in order to be ignored by his subordinates, and Mason, who was used to deal with him, was also a spy who made great sacrifices for the sake of national interests. All the main and supporting roles were loyal to their duties. Even the director of the FBI, Womike, who appeared as the dark side, threw Mason into prison in order to keep state secrets."

"All characters did not betray their country and their responsibilities in the end. Hammer transferred the missile at the last moment; after decades of injustice for the country, Mason only chose to return peacefully; Lieutenant Colonel Anderson did not put down his weapons, and he was still trying his best to convince his opponent to keep the Navy Oath."

"As for the two little fish that were betrayed in the end, is that kind of small character important?"

Looking at Lt. Col. Renhoe seriously, Duke said seriously, "In my imagination, this is a movie without a real villain."

Having said so much, Duke also tried his best to eliminate the differences with the Pentagon. After all, the free sponsorship provided by the other party can give him more budget to invest in special effects shooting. And as a director who will not be far from the mainstream film industry, he will need the Pentagon to provide sponsorship in the future.

The differences were not easy to be eliminated. Lieutenant Colonel Lunho was temporarily persuaded by Duke and agreed to continue to communicate with Shangguan of the Pentagon. After boarding the Devil Island, he did not mention relevant topics. Instead, he focused on the architectural terrain of the Devil Island and explained in detail how to arrange troops reasonably and how to carry out special operations. These are very rigorous professional knowledge, and it is also the reason why Duke hired military advisers.

Although it is an entertainment movie, he doesn't want to make a joke.

Today's Alcatraz Island is no longer the prison of the past, but has become a tourist destination. It has circled around the ground and underground, and Duke also discussed the possibility of on-site shooting with others.

“There is no big problem on the ground.”

Photography director John Schwartzman said, “The underground does not have the conditions for on-site shooting.”

"Yeah." Duke nodded and said to the art director on the other side, "Hannah, I'll leave it to you to copy the underground scene of the Devil's Island."

The female art director over there made a reassuring gesture to him.

Finally, the group walked into the entertainment square of Alcatraz Island, which is a very wide but flat place. Standing here, you can clearly see the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance and most of the beautiful scenery of San Francisco Bay.

"Robin..."

Stopped, Duke walked to the producer who was habitually invisible, "The main scene in the film is Alcatraz. If we put the premiere here in the future, would it be a good publicity shush?"

"It is indeed conducive to the promotional video." Robin Grand nodded in approval, looked around, as if considering the feasibility and cost of setting up a big screen. After a while, he said, "There is a certain degree of operability, I will communicate with Warner Bros.."

When the sun was west, Duke ended the two-day field trip, multiplied several cars with the crew, and traveled a long distance back to Los Angeles.

"Did you start to suffer from insomnia again?"

Seeing Duke leaning against the back seat of the car, Sofia Coppola handed over a bottle of functional drink, "Is it too much pressure?"

"No..." Duke shook his head, unscrewed the bottle cap and took a few sips, "It's much less stressful than when filming "Life and Death Hour". I'm just a little tired recently and my sleep is not good."

"It will be much better to find a woman." Sophia said a little teasing and took out her mobile phone, "Do you need me to call you?"

"What?" Duke was stunned.

"Naomi Watts..." Sophia pointed to her eyes, "I have no problem here yet. That woman is your temporary bedmate, right?"

Duke waved his hand casually, too lazy to pay attention to her.

"Do you know how Nikola can relieve stress?" Sophia leaned closer and lowered her voice and said mysteriously. "Look for more than a dozen long-legged models to have carnival parties at home. There is a company in Hollywood that specializes in providing this kind of service."

"Have you participated?" Duke deliberately ran her.

"No..." Sofia shrugged and said openly, "But see my brothers passing by."
Chapter completed!